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    The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî
    The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî
    The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî
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    The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî

    By Richard Francis Burton

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 25, 2013
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